Amtrak, the U.S. long-distance passenger railroad, said it will spend $298.1 million to buy 130 rail cars as part of a plan to replace its aging fleet.
Amtrak will buy the cars, to be built in Elmira, N.Y., from the U.S. unit of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A., a Spanish train maker known as CAF. The order will create 575 jobs, the Washington-based railroad said Friday in an e-mailed statement.
The rail cars bought under the contract will be used on Amtrak’s long-distance routes and include 25 sleeper cars, 25 dining cars, 55 baggage cars and 25 combination baggage-dormitory cars, Amtrak said.
“As we move to consolidate our presence in the U.S., we view this contract as merely the first in what we hope will be many opportunities we will have to partner with Amtrak,” Virginia Verdeja, CAF USA vice president, said in the statement. Bloomberg News
